Costco shopper finds cookies marked down to $1.21

A shopper at Costco named Josh Tice recently shared an interesting find on Reddit. He discovered a bin of double chocolate chunk cookies priced at just $1.21. This caught his attention because normally those cookies are sold individually, and it appeared there was a pricing mistake. According to Tice, the store had mistakenly put out about 80 containers of these cookies, when they were supposed to go to another location. When he grabbed a bin, a store employee noticed the error as well. By the time the mistake was recognized, only five containers were left. The cookies had a sell-by date of March 21, 2025, indicating they were close to expiration. Tice's post suggested that Costco might sell these soon-to-be-expired items to local businesses, explaining why cookies at cafes could look familiar. Many Reddit users reacted to Tice's post with jealousy and surprise at the low price for such a large quantity of cookies. Some commenters expressed worries that the cookies would dry out, while others shared tips on how to keep them fresh. Pricing errors are not uncommon at retailers. Previous incidents have seen shoppers benefit from similar mistakes, leading to discussions about how laws vary on whether retailers must honor such prices.